| Saint Francis Probable Starters |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
0 |
Cam Gregory |
6-5 |
165 |
Fr. |
4.8 |
1.3 |
35.5 |
Has scored career-high eight points in last two games |
| G |
11 |
Maxwell Land |
6-4 |
185 |
Jr. |
14.5 |
6.8 |
43.0 |
Has posted at least eight boards three times this season |
| G |
14 |
Landon Moore |
6-3 |
200 |
Fr. |
13.3 |
3.7 |
35.5 |
Posted 10 points and at least four rebounds five times |
| F |
13 |
Marlon Hargis |
6-7 |
205 |
R-Sr. |
7.8 |
4.0 |
44.4 |
Ranks seventh in NEC in 3-point FG percentage |
| F |
33 |
Josh Cohen |
6-10 |
245 |
R-Jr. |
22.2 |
7.0 |
68.9 |
Averaging 29.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in last two games |
| Off the Bench |
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
FG% |
Note |
| G |
1 |
Zahree Harrison |
6-0 |
185 |
Jr. |
1.4 |
0.8 |
37.5 |
Dished out five assists on Wednesday for fifth time in career |
| F |
2 |
Miles Webb |
6-8 |
190 |
Fr.. |
2.0 |
3.0 |
33.3 |
Two points and three rebounds in collegiate debut on Wednesday |
| G |
3 |
Luke Ruggery |
5-11 |
165 |
R-Jr. |
2.8 |
0.5 |
40.0 |
Career high 11 points against Franciscan |
| G |
4 |
Ronell Giles, Jr. |
6-5 |
200 |
Jr. |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Missed last four of the last five games |
| F |
5 |
Myles Thompson |
6-7 |
240 |
R-Sr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Needs 52 points for 1,000 for his career |
| G |
15 |
Alexander Derkits |
6-0 |
160 |
Fr. |
4.0 |
0.0 |
100 |
Four points in collegiate debut against Franciscan |
| G |
20 |
Brendan Scanlon |
5-8 |
175 |
So. |
1.0 |
0.5 |
100 |
Scored a basket against Franciscan for second-straight year |
| F |
21 |
Gestin Liberis |
6-9 |
215 |
Fr. |
2.3 |
2.2 |
54.5 |
Career-high nine points, seven rebounds vs. Franciscan |
| G |
22 |
Darian Callaway |
6-3 |
185 |
Jr. |
3.0 |
1.0 |
100 |
Scored three points against Franciscan in SFU debut |
| G |
23 |
Wisler Sanon II |
6-4 |
190 |
Fr. |
3.4 |
2.4 |
46.7 |
Career-high seven points vs. Franciscan |
| G |
24 |
Keshawn McNeill |
6-1 |
180 |
Fr. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Will make collegiate debut with first appearance |
| G |
31 |
Brad McCabe |
6-6 |
210 |
R-Jr. |
4.8 |
3.8 |
44.0 |
Season high 11 points vs. Franciscan |
| F |
42 |
Daric Danchanko |
6-8 |
240 |
Fr. |
3,0 |
3.0 |
100 |
Posted three points, three rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Franciscan |
SELECT GAME NOTES VS. AMERICAN (FULL GAME NOTES PDF)
OPENING TIP
• Saturday's game between Saint Francis and American marks the 25th edition of the series dating back to the 1972-73 season.
•The Eagles lead the series 14-9, but the Red Flash holds an 8-4 edge in Loretto including three-straight wins at home.
• American defeated Saint Francis 83-73 last season in the nation's capital, while the last Saint Francis win in the series was a 79-76 decision in 2019-20.
THE WORD ON AMERICAN
• American comes into the game 3-2 and winners of its last three tilts. The Eagles gave Jon Rothstein a chance to tweet "Georgetown loses a buy game to American. The epitome of brutal," thanks to its 74-70 win against Georgetown on Wednesday.
LAST TIME WE MET
• American defeated Saint Francis 83-73 on December 8, 2021.
• Josh Cohen, who had two 18-point games in his career before the American game last year, notched his first career 20-point performance with 23 points against the Eagles.
• Ramiir Dixon-Conover added 19 points and Ronell Giles, Jr. chipped in 13 points.
• Johnny O'Neil (22 points), Colin Smalls (20 points), Stacy Beckton, Jr. (13 points) and Connor Nelson (12 points) all posted double figures for American.
LAST TIME OUT
Redshirt Josh Cohen posted 19 points, five rebounds and five assists to pace five Saint Francis players in double figures in a 120-53 win against Franciscan on Wednesday.
• Junior Maxwell Land (16 points, eight rebounds), redshirt senior Marlon Hargis (14 points), and redshirt juniors Brad McCabe (11 points, six rebounds) and Luke Ruggery (11 points) also found double figures in the game.
• Saint Francis scored 120 points in the game to establish a new DeGol Arena record for points and mark the fourth time in program history the Red Flash has scored at least 120 points in a game.
• The Loretto program scored 64 points in the first half to mark the first time since posting 62 points against Keystone in the firts half on Nov. 20, 2014.
• Saint Francis also scored 56 points in the second half against the Barons, a feat it accomplished three times last season.
• The 16 made 3-pointers marked the first time the team hit at least 15 from downtown since hitting 15 against Stony Brook on December 2, 2017.
AN SFU WIN WOULD...
• Be the second-straight win and the first winning streak of the season. The team won back-to-back games in 2021-22 twice.
• Be the fourth-straight win against American at DeGol Arena
• Be the fifth win in the last seven games against the Eagles
• Conclude the homestand with a 2-1 record
FRANKIES TIDBITS IN A FLASH
• Saint Francis is coming off a 120-53 win against Franciscan on Wednesday. The 120 points established a new DeGol Arena record for points.
• It was the fourth time in program history the Red Flash has scored 120 points in a game and the 68th time in program history the squad posted 100 points in a game.
• Under head coach Rob Krimmel, Saint Francis has reached 100 points 11 times.
• The Red Flash is 8-2 in the next game after scoring 100 points in a game, including 6-0 at DeGol Arena. The squad is averaging 73.4 points per game in the game after scoring 100 points.
• Saint Francis is looking to score 100 points in back-to-back games for the first time since the 1970-71 when the squad lost to Old Dominion 109-105 and then defeated New Hampshire 122-74 in the next game.
• The New Hampshire game was also the last time the Loretto program scored over 120 points in a game.
• Saint Francis has posted back-to-back games with 100 points seven times in program history, including scoring 100 points in three-straight games in 1968-69.
• Under Krimmel, the Red Flash has scored 100 points against American in a win in 2017-18, and the Eagles was also a game that followed a 100-point game with a 68-48 win against American in 2015-16.
• Last season, Saint Francis made two trips to the nation's capital, but this season the nation's capital is only coming to Loretto.
• The Red Flash is 27-36 all-time against teams from Washington, D.C./Fairfax, Va., and 15-7 against those teams in Loretto.
• Juniors Ronell Giles, Jr. and Darian Callaway will have to wait another year to make it back to their home area of Prince George's County. Giles played two games in the nation's capital last year.
• Saint Francis had all 15 dressed players play and score in the win against Franciscan.
• Junior Luke Ruggery (11 points), and freshmen Gestin Liberis (nine points, seven rebounds) and Wisler Sanon II (seven points) all registered career highs on Wednesday.
• Callaway (three points) made his Saint Francis debut, while freshmen Alexander Derkits (four points), Daric Danchanko (three points) and Miles Webb (two points) all made their collegiate debuts against Franciscan. Callaway transferred to Saint Francis after playing at NCAA Division III St. Mary's of Maryland.
• The Hollidaysburg Little League Baseball team will be in attendance and honored at halftime at the game on Saturday.
• Saint Francis will hit the road for its next two games after hosting American at Bucknell on Wednesday and at Ohio State on December 3.
• The Red Flash returns to DeGol Arena for its final non-conference home game against Saint Vincent on December 8.
• The game against Saint Vincent will be 50 years and four days from the inaugural game at DeGol Arena also against Saint Vincent on Dec. 4, 1972.
